Comments on: Revisited: 5 Companies That Will Fail This Year 2006

By: Scrivs

Scrivs — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:13:12 +0000

Would that be the Enterprise Version that everyday bloggers use for their sites? That one? Launching something and having corporate America gobble it up doesn’t mean anything when the real user community doesn’t get much out of your “improvements”.

By: Anil

Anil — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:08:28 +0000

MovableType is dead in the water (I donâ€™t care what you say)

Yeah, I hate to point out that Movable Type Enterprise *alone* is one of the most successful product launches we’ve ever had, since you’ve said you don’t care. Call me old-fashioned, but I still prefer facts over faith-based arguments.

By: Not Too Geeky - » Tyme’s Thoughts: Microsoft’s failure?

Not Too Geeky - » Tyme’s Thoughts: Microsoft’s failure? — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:11:03 +0000

[...] Scrivs revisited his 5 companies that will fail entry and recapped what happened in 2006, reflecting on how well he did. Itâ€™s been awhile since I wrote about something Scrivs wroteâ€¦long overdue. The companies: [...]

By: Kyle Korleski

Kyle Korleski — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:15:18 +0000

I care about the news here in Calgary but I am not going to spend my hard earned money on a subscription to the Herald. I have CTV, CBC and the Internet ss news sources and who could ask for more?

By: Chris Griffin

Chris Griffin — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:21:46 +0000

True, but I’ll call it a success when I see it in the black. Microsoft has enough money in the bank that they could give away the Xbox 360 for 10 years and still remain profitable.

By: Scrivs

Scrivs — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:44:34 +0000

I think you might be falsely assuming that many people care about their local news. I don’t really know though, but just saying :)

By: Jeff Croft

Jeff Croft — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:36:12 +0000

> the miracle cure to simply appear right before their eyes and it isnâ€™t coming.

The miracle cure can be found in one word: LOCAL.

By: Scrivs

Scrivs — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:47:51 +0000

Chris: They are willing to take that damage and if you look at the numbers it’s gonna be tough for Sony to beat out the 360 with the way things are going. Didn’t help them out with the price of the damn system either.

Croftie: I had to keep that distinction in mind simply because I really do like what the NYT is doing online, although many feel it is a dying business. It’s the smaller papers that seem to be waiting for the miracle cure to simply appear right before their eyes and it isn’t coming.

By: Jeff Croft

Jeff Croft — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:46:57 +0000

Newspapers will fail. News companies that embrace the Internet fully will thrive, possibly more than any other industry. There’s a difference between “newspaper companies” and “news media/journalism companies” — I’m glad you recognized it here.

By: Chris Griffin

Chris Griffin — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:23:13 +0000

Xbox 360 is Microsoft’s only “success”, yet they are still losing money on it.